Pitcher

In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound to the catcher to begin each play, trying to retire a batter who tries to get on base, usually by hitting the ball with their bat or by taking a walk.

For other uses, see Pitcher (disambiguation).
Brandon Claussen, pitching for the Cincinnati Reds, delivers the ball to home plate
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